It seems like they are all the rage right now, so of course I'm crazy about them. I was inspired by one planted up by
Flora Grubb Gardens below. It was a bit out of my price range, so I worked with what I had.
I had a 9.5"x11.5"shadow box I found at a thrift store quite a few years ago that was a perfect container to get me started. We drilled holes at the bottom, filled it up with succulent soil and topped it off with a wire screen. I purchased succulents in a variety of sizes. 1 gallon pots are a better purchase because you can divide them into many plants. "Holes" were cut in the wire screen to plant each succulent. I let the completed box grow for about 2 months before we hung it up.
I was so excited as the small one grew in, I decided to plant a bigger box! This time I recycled a mud flat container (the plastic tray ground covers are sold in). I planted it, excluding the wire screen, let it grow for about 2 weeks. K built a frame around it using recycled lumber. We were a bit more inpatient with this box, so we ended "wiring" the plants in place before we hung it.
The finished size is 21"x21". This box was so heavy we installed it with HUGE bolts! I'll have to get K's help to take it down for me so we can water it, thankfully succulents don't need too much water!
“I consider it the highest compliment when my employees go out and start their own companies in competition with me. I always send them a plant to wish them well. Of course, it's a cactus.”
~ Norman Brodsky
So this is what turning 34 is about huh? It use to be all about the party, but all I wanted this year was to relax and check out a few places. K, Mochi and I were planning to go to the beach but we spent yesterday in gloomy weather at Bodega Bay and we all felt we needed some sunshine today!
The textures of the leaves were unbelievable!
My camera lens started to fog up (can't be good) when I was taking this shot, but it gave the photo a mystical look.
A teenie tiny orchid magnified!
The trunk of a tortoise plant.
The unfurling of a carnivorous plant.
He discovered a cooler packed with his favorite beer with this find!
All in all I think he had a GOOD time!
I really enjoy critter pots....don't you?
I keep finding these old school scales lately..and I can't resist picking them up.
The madam I picked these up from said that these were her mother's old spools...I told her I'll take the whole box worth!
How chic is this sewing case?
This is my best find of the day!!!!
It's a child size sewing machine! It's about a third of the size compared to a regular machine. Adorable!
A toadstool?
A sea anemone?
K took this awesome photo!
A toppled shroomie!
This Blue Bird is cozy in his hand crafted house!
Love his acorn hat.
This blue bird was inspired by Jennifer Murphy's bird. But this lovely is needle felted!+%5BRemastered%5D.jpg)
